An industrial dispute on Australia’s ports has been billed as ‘extortion’ by the Prime Minister. But the unions call this ‘fake news’.
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The icon of women’s liberation has died in Los Angeles, aged 78. Her music shaped a generation of women.
The tourist traps of Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland have the most to lose. Regional towns and coastal resorts have the most to gain.
The outdated Microsoft operating system was recently dumped online in a huge leak. Hackers can now scour it for bugs to exploit.
Angus Cerini’s gripping new play is about murder, revenge and the unsettling power of the Australian bush.
The Conversation’s experts respond to the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Three decades ago, in another time of upheaval in higher education, 7% of working-age Australians had a degree. Today 33% have one. More people than ever have a stake in what happens to universities.
Internet sabbaths and surveillance capitalism in the COVID-era: William Powers on what’s changed since Hamlet’s Blackberry
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Journalist and author William Powers talks with Media Files about taking an internet sabbath, how the media covers tech and what's changed since his book Hamlet’s Blackberry was first published.
Terminally ill research participants wanted to have the option of assisted dying if they needed it, and felt they knew best when the time was right for them to die.
Australians are emerging from winter and, where possible, enjoying trips to beaches and public pools, beach-side picnics, barbecues and get-togethers. Here’s how to reduce your COVID-risk.
For 30 years we had such a statement, until the Abbott-Hockey budget of 2014.
This year’s federal budget should include an aged-care trifecta: expansion in home care, greater transparency, and a rescue package.
Biosecurity and public health laws have given federal and state governments enormous powers to battle coronavirus. If we’re not careful, though, some powers could remain long after the pandemic.
With their vibrant blooms and a lineage tracing back to the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana, wattles have a lot going for them.
We know teacher librarians support children’s literacy. But school libraries play a more diverse role, including supporting students’ well-being.
Third places – where people meet outside of work and home – foster a sense of belonging, particularly for retirees. COVID-19 restrictions shut them down, so can online communities fill the void?
An 11th-century Persian philosopher, physician, pharmacologist, scientist and poet had a profound influence on both European thought and the Islamic world.
Its board has been found to “lack readiness to ask relevant questions”, a judgment it will have to wear.
Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s theory suggests there’s a one-in-three probability we live in a simulation.
Our intention to buy climate-friendly products does not always match our buying behaviour, especially when we pay more for such products.
Proposals to improve the capital’s urban design and density must also take account of the city’s unique streetscapes.
Federal Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy has admitted some COVID deaths in aged care might have been prevented if there had been a quicker public health response.
A fully cashless society has often been presented as natural or inevitable. The experiences of Sweden and Zimbabwe highlight some pitfalls.
There is a growing lament in Australia that politicians let us down. But the lesson from the pandemic is that we, the people, have the power to change our economy and politics for a better future.
More than half of the allocated funds will go towards making ‘digital government’ easier to do business with.